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it's also the martin luther king holiday weekend. to mark that, thousands of people are taking pafrt rt in a national day of service today, including the first family. the obamas are helping spruce up an elementary school in washington. there are a lot of people who want to volunteer in their communities but don't know how to do it. so a service summit is being held on the national mall to give them good ideas of how to help out. suzanne malveaux is there. people are there to get information and check out some celebrities, i'm sure. >> i have to admit, a lot of people excited about volunteering but there is also a certain star factor here that people are attracted to. they want to know who are the celebrities. right now on stage congresswoman tammy douglass. we just talked with her. an iraq war vet, a superhero, really, someone really committed to her country. she's addressing the crowd now. before hand, we saw eva longoria. she talked about the need to push forward immigration reform to help serve the latino community. we saw paul b
it's also the martin luther king holiday weekend. to mark that, thousands of people are taking pafrt rt in a national day of service today, including the first family. the obamas are helping spruce up an elementary school in washington. there are a lot of people who want to volunteer in their communities but don't know how to do it. so a service summit is being held on the national mall to give them good ideas of how to help out. suzanne malveaux is there. people are there to get information...
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>> i think about martin luther king's speech and how it was when he gave the speech. and now i'm looking at it a bunch of years later. >> reporter: this is history. the second inauguration of the first black president. and the first lady. >> hopefully i don't cry or anything. because that's a really important moment for me. i like that she didn't forget where she came from. she knows how it is to not have anything. and now that she's in the white house, she's still doing what she can to help us. >> those kids were so excited. and guess what? they're going to be the very special guests of senator -- missouri senator claire mccaskill, sitting next to her monday at the inauguration. so congratulations to them. they beat out 200 other juniors and seniors from university high school. they're not the only ones excited. these folks are excited as well. this way. where are you from? >> d.c., washington, d.c. >> from madagascar. >> you're from madagascar. >> l.a.! >> you're from los angeles. where are you from, little fella? >> virginia. >> you're from virginia as well. as one
>> i think about martin luther king's speech and how it was when he gave the speech. and now i'm looking at it a bunch of years later. >> reporter: this is history. the second inauguration of the first black president. and the first lady. >> hopefully i don't cry or anything. because that's a really important moment for me. i like that she didn't forget where she came from. she knows how it is to not have anything. and now that she's in the white house, she's still doing what...
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it is also martin luther king jr. day. i spoke with the reverend king's youngest child bernice king at the martin luther king center here in atlanta about her new children's book and how she thinks we should remember her father and his message. >> dr. king's work and his mission and his messages are important to the future of our nation. and although we have come a long way, we still have to finish the work of dr. king. this is the 50th anniversary year i have a dream speech. and so we thought it aprapo to put his words in print. so there are wonderful oil paintings throughout. very few people are able to capture him and i think he's done just a wonderful job here. >> what do you think is the most important thing you can do to serve your community on this day? >> what i think is most important is that you serve. you know, we know that the famous quote now, everybody can be great because anybody can serve. all you need is a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love. and so this day is an opportunity, every year for p
it is also martin luther king jr. day. i spoke with the reverend king's youngest child bernice king at the martin luther king center here in atlanta about her new children's book and how she thinks we should remember her father and his message. >> dr. king's work and his mission and his messages are important to the future of our nation. and although we have come a long way, we still have to finish the work of dr. king. this is the 50th anniversary year i have a dream speech. and so we...
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martin luther king jr. king's son joins me now from washington. we're so glad you're here. >> thank you. i'm honored to be here today. >> you wrote an op-ed, even your description of the bible is touching. you say it's faded and some of the pages are torn. tell us how your father, dr. king, used that bible. >> well, number one, we found that when he was pastoring or preparing a sermon, his first sermon at the dexter avenue memorial baptist church, that he actually had markings where he actually designated certain things within the bible. we know that he traveled with the bible, derived inspiration from it. it certainly is worn and at tattered. but i think that shows how much he used it. >> you say you never thought the bible would be used again. why? >> you certainly could never imagine that it would be used in the capacity that it is going to be used on monday as the president accepts his oath of office which is quite phenomenal. we had it on display at the king center so that when people come, they can see it and it certainly will be returned to
martin luther king jr. king's son joins me now from washington. we're so glad you're here. >> thank you. i'm honored to be here today. >> you wrote an op-ed, even your description of the bible is touching. you say it's faded and some of the pages are torn. tell us how your father, dr. king, used that bible. >> well, number one, we found that when he was pastoring or preparing a sermon, his first sermon at the dexter avenue memorial baptist church, that he actually had markings...
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but hurry, the special financing offer ends martin luther king, jr. day. don't miss the year end clearance sale at sleep train. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> president obama struggling with the debt ceiling, that's always a fun comedy premise. wow. this will be good. debt premise. no, president obama told congress it must raise our debt limit because the u.s. is, quote, not a deadbeat nation. yeah. and the president added, by the way, if china calls, i'm not here. >> conan o'brien poking fun at the latest financial crisis. comedians, of course, joking about it. the country's debt, one of the big issues facing the president over the next four years. alison kosik is taking an in-depth look at how we got there and why it is important to do something about it. >> reporter: the challenge? taming the national debt. just a few steps from the billboards of times square is a billboard of a certain sort. the national debt clock. new york real estate developer seymour durst set up the fir
but hurry, the special financing offer ends martin luther king, jr. day. don't miss the year end clearance sale at sleep train. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> president obama struggling with the debt ceiling, that's always a fun comedy premise. wow. this will be good. debt premise. no, president obama told congress it must raise our debt limit because the u.s. is, quote, not a deadbeat nation. yeah. and the...
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luther king jr. it takes place on the holiday honoring the reverend king. after the symbolism, the ceremonies, celebrations and of course the president beginning a second term facing some challenges from the first four years. joining us, atlanta's mayor talking about what's ahead. you are one of the insiders now. anything, you put in the time, the work, were you in iowa, across the country. anything that you learned about the president that surprised you? >> that surprised me? no. he was as tough as i thought, and i think that -- i think he was going to do what was necessary to win, and i think that he wants to be president. very much. i think he loves being president. >> what gives you that impression? >> because i know how tough this campaign was, and i know that there were moments in the campaign where if he did not really want this job, he could have fallen apart, and he was central to holding the campaign together during very tough times. >> looking forward, what do you think one of the things i
luther king jr. it takes place on the holiday honoring the reverend king. after the symbolism, the ceremonies, celebrations and of course the president beginning a second term facing some challenges from the first four years. joining us, atlanta's mayor talking about what's ahead. you are one of the insiders now. anything, you put in the time, the work, were you in iowa, across the country. anything that you learned about the president that surprised you? >> that surprised me? no. he was...